The sun was almost down and the two were in a light slumber as Naruka's mournful cry reached their ears, stirring them. Rai quickly opened her eyes and moved her head. The sound and movement caused Kakashi to open his eye and lift his head up. They were both staring at the trees in front of them.

"That's Naruka…" Rai stated after the howl died down. Rai shifted to get to a crouching position. Kakashi took back his arm and watched Rai. Once Rai had her fingertips on the ground to help support her weight, she turned to Kakashi, "I'll keep in touch as soon as I can get to you." She stated sadly. She turned back to where the sound came from, and she began to morph into her wolf form. Her body began to quickly morph; silver fur began to take the place of skin, cloth, and hair. Her face began to elongate into a wolf's jaws, her hands and feet turned into large paws, her torso lengthened out into a large chest cavity and slim stomach, her arms and legs changed and became powerful legs, and her elegant tail sprouted out of the base of her spine. This all took but several seconds. Rai took off towards the caller.

Kakashi sat there, relieved and worried. He heaved a sigh and shifted to his feet. He turned and jumped up into the trees, heading back to the village.

Rai had reached her top speed and kept going until she drew near did she begin to slow down. When she approached, she slowed to a canter, then to a brisk trot, then a slow trot as her brothers and sisters came into view. Something was wrong. Everyone seemed upset and uneasy. Their heads were down, tails limp, and ears flat to the side. Were they sulking? Rai looked around at them as she slowed down to a walk, and mentally counted to make sure everyone was accounted for including herself. They all looked at her with sad eyes, then they looked away, mostly down at the ground or from the way she had come. Naruka was also sulking; she was staring at the ground.

"Mother?" Rai asked her as she approached the large wolf.

The large wolf lifted her head up and eyes, her ears perked up. "Rai!" She stated in slight shock.

Rai looked around at the others; they were avoiding her eyes now. "Mother, what's going on?" Rai asked.

Naruka's face dropped, she turned away slightly. "The Nikkei… have… asked for a favor of us…" She slowly stated. Rai's ears dropped. Naruka saw this, "Rai, you didn't, did you?" Naruka had a slight panic in her voice. Rai lowered her head and turned her back to Naruka so she could see. Naruka gasped, "Oh, Rai!" Naruka walked closer to her. She examined the mark. "The promise… then… you have to follow through." Naruka sighed sadly.

"What is it?" Rai asked, looking behind her.

Naruka had a hard time finding the words and getting them out of her mouth. The words stuck in her throat, not daring to venture any further. "Nasaki…" She started, "has asked… for you… to be his mate…" She sighed. All the Okami closed their eyes and dipped their heads a little lower.

"What?" Rai's mouth dropped and her eyes wide. She was in disbelief.

Naruka stated quietly, "To keep the truce of the Okami and Nikkei, and to stop interbreeding, we must sacrifice one of our own. And he has asked for you."

The only thing that came across Rai's mind she blurted out, "But, Kakashi-"

"You can't speak to any of the outside world, only your family, until the full moon." Naruka interrupted Rai's statement; she knew he would come up.

Rai thought for a bit, "But, that's only five days away!" Rai exclaimed. She began to work herself up.

"I know." Naruka calmly stated, nodding her head.

"But, Kakashi-" Rai was even more worked up.

"RAI! Forget about him just for once!" Naruka snapped. "This is your family at stake!" Rai's body went limp in shock and worry. "Let's go home." Naruka turned and began to walk home, the pack followed. Rai just stood there in shock.

Chi came up to Rai. "Don't worry, sister." Chi tried to comfort Rai. "I'll tell Kakashi."

Rai stated, "It's not Kakashi I'm worried about."

Kakashi was walking through the woods, going to the Okami's cave. "It's been two days already, and still not a word from Rai." He muttered to himself. As he grew nearer to the cave, he began to feel an uneasy vibe. As the cave came into view, he began to get the feeling that he was not wanted. Suddenly, a growl emanated from the darkness of the grand cave. Kakashi stopped, "Rai?" He called into the cave. A wolf bolted out of the cave, but it wasn't Rai, it had a mark over its right paw. It snarled viciously at him.

"Miroku," Kakashi stated, "It's me, calm down." Kakashi took his hands out of his pockets on instinct and held them up to give a 'no threat' sign. He gave a slight glare at the demon and went to advance forward. Several more wolves lunged out. "Tsume! Megami! Heige! Hachi!" Kakashi called out. "What's going on?" On instinct, he took up a defensive position. Naruka then lunged out with several others, snarling and showing off their sharp teeth.

"Stay away boy!" Tsume snarled.

"You're not one of us!" Megami threatened, jaws open wide.

"Go or we'll rip you to shreds!" Miroku snapped his jaws then snarled at him.

"What's going on? Where's Rai?" He demanded of the Okami.

Naruka advanced forward, "It's because of you she's like this!" Several of the Okami raised their vicious snarls at the statement.

Kakashi had no idea what was happening, he tried to get a grip on the situation. He took bits and pieces. 'Not one of us', 'Stay away', and 'Because of you she's like this!' Kakashi was really confused as he looked around to the eleven Okami. 'Wait, eleven? Aren't there thirteen?' Kakashi questioned his memory. He recounted. Chi and Rai were both missing. He looked over the Okami and into the darkness of the cave.

Very faintly, he could see the outline of two wolves; one was standing the other sitting. They were both looking in this direction. His vision soon cleared and he could see a konoha around the sitting wolf's neck. "Rai…" He stated unconsciously and moved forward. The pack snarled and advanced on him. He looked back to the pack, and backed up. 'What did I do?' He wondered. He vaguely saw Rai turn her head and drop her ears. Chi looked at Rai and tried to comfort her.

"Leave!" Naruka snapped at him. He began to slowly turn, still staring into the cave. He caught a glimpse of something shine on Rai's cheek. Was Rai crying? He turned to go back the way he came. He took several steps, then turned to look back at the Okami. They were still snarling at him as he slowly fled. He gave a sigh then turned and jumped into a nearby tree, heading back to the village.

Rai couldn't bare to watch as her family drove away the person that was most important in her life, that saved her life, and protected her life. She lay down and cried herself into a light slumber.

Darkness fell across the land as evening turned into the dreaded night. Kakashi sat on the roof of the apartment complex where he lived, gazing at the almost full moon.

When Rai awoke from her slumber, she wanted to go outside and stretch her legs. She exited the cave, accompanied by some of her family. She stopped and stared up at the moon. 'I wonder if he's looking at the same moon?' She wondered. She took a deep breath and let out a mournful howl. Some of the others whined and then joined in with their mournful voices.

Kakashi perked up as Rai's sorrowful voice sang in his ears.

The voices died down, Rai's note still lingered in her voice and slowly faded. Her ears perked up, listening for the faintest sound of a reply.

Nothing.

Rai's ears dropped, she turned and moped.

Suddenly, a silver voice emanated from the wind. Rai's ears caught the sound, her voice started to whine, trying to call back to her friend. She let it out, in a beautiful, mystic chime.

They sang back and forth to each other, several people waking and looking out their window, wondering what the beautiful noise was.

They finished in mournful sorrow, their voices dying down to a mere breath, leaving the note to travel among the wind. As a breeze came, Rai closed her eyes and leaned her face into it, gathering up her last memories of Kakashi, his scent and voice.

"Goodbye," She whispered to the wind as it moved away and she opened her eyes. She turned and moved with the rest of her pack.

*Author's Note!

Hi guys! Thanks for reading! And no this is not the last chapter… Just to give you guys a good idea as to how big Naruka is, if any of you have seen New Moon, the werewolves in that are about her size. *Sigh* I am not a Twilight fan fortunately… I do not like the books, but I love the wolf graphics, though they do the emotions, postures, and several disproportionate things wrong. I was forced to go see it with my cousins… Sigh… So, that's probably the closest thing to Naruka that is out there that people know of. Anyways, Please continue to review! I love to hear from you guys! Even if you review to say it sucked… hopefully not… Your reviews are what keep me going! I want at least five reviews before I post the next chapter! Next time it will be seven! Mwahahaha! I am evil!

Sayounara!

Rai-sama